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France

French MEPs shower while clothed to demonstrate plight of Calais migrants

Green politicians send message to French government from the bathroom.

18/10/2017

France

Louvre says 'non' to Dutch sex sculpture

The world's most popular museum in Paris decided the artist's creation was "too explicit"

18/10/2017

Sport

Emmanuel Macron hosts Ryder Cup captains at Elysée Palace

17/10/2017

France

Suspected thief hides in suitcase 'to steal from travellers in Paris'

He used a lace to undo the suitcase’s zip from the inside.

17/10/2017

Sport

Tour de France 2018 route unveiled

17/10/2017

France

Artist sets fire to bank in Paris

A Russian performance artist has been detained in Paris after setting fire to the front of a branch of France's central bank

16/10/2017

Next Series

Plenoptic x-rays: an alternative to CT scans

“Computerised tomography – or CT Scans – have been one of the greatest achievements in medical imaging.

16/10/2017

Next Series

Takeaway: How can wine corks help our health?

This experimental camera makes a 3D image from a single photo Two corks are positioned at different distances After the photo is taken, its focus point can be changed The secret is a special lens cove

16/10/2017

Earth News

First-class working spaces

A high-end co-working environment with a focus on wellness and design.

15/10/2017

France

Macron gives first live TV interview

French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed opponents' criticisms that he is a 'president of the rich' and urged his countrymen to take a more positive attitude towards success.

15/10/2017

France

Asterix drawing sells for record 1.4m euros in Paris

An original illustration for the cover of one of the early Asterix comic books has sold for a record €1.4m at auction in Paris, more than seven times its expected price.

14/10/2017

France

Former French Culture Minister is chosen as candidate to head UNESCO

14/10/2017

France

Watch: Activists light up fireworks at nuclear power plant

Greenpeace demands more security and protection at nuclear power facilities.

13/10/2017

Ecotech

Kennedy's Manitou shines in St Tropez

12/10/2017

Cult

Kennedy's Manitou shines in St Tropez

As it has done since 1981, The Voiles de St Tropez has brought the yachting season to a close.

12/10/2017

Sport

2019 Women's World Cup presented in Lyon, France

FIFA's Gianni Infantino has presented the 2019 Women's World Cup in the French city of Lyon

12/10/2017

France

France to send missions to Chad and Niger to bring back refugees

French president announces measures alongside promise to crack down on economic immigrants.

10/10/2017

France

400,000 protest against labour reforms in France

Up to 45,000 people in Paris and 400,000 across France have marched against Emmanuel Macron's labour reforms

10/10/2017

France

Greenpeace redacts report on French nuclear security as likely to offer intel to terrorists

Greenpeace is making what it calls an "alarming" full report on French nuclear security unavailable to the public in case it offers intel to terrorists.

10/10/2017

France

Sheep take to the streets in France as farmers protest wolf protection

Farmers blame wolves for livestock deaths and want more hunting rights

10/10/2017

France

French public sector unions in first united strike in 10 years

For the first time in 10 years all of France's public sector unions have brought their members out on strike.

10/10/2017

Cult

Erotic Picasso exhibition opens in Paris

A new exhibition has opened at the Picasso National Museum in Paris called, "PICASSO 1932. ANNÉE ÉROTIQUE"

09/10/2017

France

Russian motorist held for attempted bribery

Hapless driver's attempt to bribe his way out of a ticket backfires

09/10/2017

France

Veteran French film star Jean Rochefort has died in Paris aged 87.

Veteran French film star Jean Rochefort one of the country’s best-loved actors has died in Paris aged 87.

09/10/2017

France

The day President Macron met Picasso's daughter

At the Picasso museum in Paris the Macrons met Picasso's daughter, which produced some surreal exchanges.

09/10/2017

France

France hands maximum sentence to mother of jihadist

07/10/2017